Todd Ashburn is a Nashville-based session and touring bassist with more than 35 years in the music industry. Internationally known for his work with rock, pop and country artists — including Toto, ...

Motown redefined pop music with a signature sound blending soul, R&B, funk, and gospel. And of course, the deepest grooves.

Brian and Eddie Holland of Motown’s hitmaking songwriting team Holland-Dozier-Holland talk about their inspiration, their process, and stepping into Hitsville’s Studio A one more time.

Vinyl records are firmly back in rotation, but getting started does not have to mean spending a fortune or building a complicated hi-fi stack from day one. Whether you want a simple, all-in-one setup ...

Author Margena Christian says that for all of Moy’s documented musical achievements, there were other key works for which she ...

Billy “Bass” Nelson of Plainfield, the founding bassist of Funkadelic who helped change the rhythm of music, passed away Jan. 26 at his residence in Plainfield. He was 75.

The late Funkadelic co-founder tells the story of his encounter with Larry Graham, bass lessons with James Jamerson, and life ...

James Jamerson, the innovative bassist behind many of Motown’s greatest hits, was named the greatest bassist of all time in a poll of more than 30 professional musicians conducted by the music ...

Jamerson might not be the most famous bassist, but millions have fallen in love with his work. He was part of "The Funk Brothers," the in-house group that played on most of Motown's hits of the 1960s ...

Flea has led tributes to the Funkadelic bassist, who was one of the founding architects of funk’s most audacious musical ...

Musician, who co-founded the Parliaments with George Clinton, coined the name 'Funkadelic' ...

George Clinton, while working as a barber, recruited him. Mr. Nelson went on to name the group and, with his bandmates, to be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.